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‘Our relationship is crazy!’

As Gwen Stefani, 38, prepares to have her second child with rocker hubby Gavin Rossdale, 42, she tells us she’s happier than ever.

Gwen Stefani

So, you’re ready to pop! We’ve got hot water and towels ready! Are you scared of becoming a mum for the second time?
No, I’m very happy now. I love being with my son Kingston and taking care of him. I can’t wait to do it all again.

Babies tend to strain relationships, so did it change your marriage to Gavin?
No, it’s good we have something together outside our crazy relationship! [Laughs] I feel we’re closer in many ways now we have a child. We’ve both become more romantic and caring for each other. Read the rest of this article »

Thanks to Gab on the official No Doubt Forum:

The current issue of Public magazine, France has a feature of Kingston’s birthday and candids from the week leading up to the event. Included in the feature are candids of Gwen, Patti and Dennis Stefani, Gwen’s niece Madeline, Nicole Ritchie, Benji Madden and Victoria Beckham.

Thanks to ImJustAGirlInMontreal and TooLate88 for the scans.

This week’s Life & Style magazine USA features an interview with Gavin Rossdale talking about his marriage to Gwen Stefani and family life with Kingston. The feature also has a full page photograph of Gwen, Gavin and Kingston’s day out in LA on the April 6th.

What’s it like to have been married to Gwen for the past five years?
I enjoy having an independent wife who goes out and does her thing. It’s inspiring.

Gwen and Gavin are featured in this week’s Star magazine in the UK (dated May 19th 2008) with a photograph from their trip to Santa Barbara Pier in California on April 25th. There are more candids from this day at Celebrity Gossip.

Smooth Sailing

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale enjoy a walk on the pier in sunny Santa Barbara. Things are going smoothly once again for Gwen, 38, after some initial discomfort during the pregnancy of her second child. “It was really tough for her, and she was really tired and really suffering,” says hubby Gavin, 42. “It was hard, but now she’s blossoming and in great shape. I think the second one is going to be really hard. I’m just trying to be right there for her and help her through it.” Gwen and Gavin expect a little brother or sister for 23-month-old Kingston in July.

Thanks to JaChiKo and Carly at NDWeb.com

Gwen is featured in Koneko a Anime/Manga magazine from Germany. The clipping compares the logos for Gwen’s L Fragrance with the japenese film “Death Note” as both use the same font.

With thanks to Harajuku Jane, here are the latest magazine clippings from UK publications OK, Grazia and Star magazines.

Superstar Stefani

Gwen’s our fave fashion and pop icon and all-round quirky chick - No Doubt about it!

Hi there, Gwen! Good to catch up with you - how are you doing?
“I’m great, thanks!”

You’re famed for your bold fashion statements and for being a trendsetter. Do you choose all your outfits yourself?
“Well, I have stylists who bring things in for me, although I still get very excited about what I’m going to wear every day! I used to make my own clothes when I was younger, too, so it’s very exciting for me!” Read the rest of this article »

Gwen is on the cover of Mizz magazine in the UK. I will hopefully have full scans and the mini-interview up here this weekend.

I also finally have V magazine so I will put the full interview up as soon as I can

Gwenopolis

Having just come off a world tour promoting her record-breaking solo career and right before she steps into the studio with her old cohorts No Doubt, singer Gwen Stefani is flying too fast and bright to slow down. It’s safe to say that Stefani has become one of the gods of today’s pop music world, with plenty of devoted followers. Welcome to Gwenopolis.

A few days before I’m supposed to meet Gwen Stefani in Los Angeles for this interview, I just happen to run into her in a Virgin Megastore. Not surprisingly, Gwen is striking-movie-star blonde, impossibly big brown eyes, impeccable style. She also happens to be standing in a clear plastic box and is approximately 12″ tall. It’s the “Hollaback Gwen” doll, a fascinating (and, in this case, adorable) barometer of fame. It’s one thing to acquire international pop-star status, your own fashion empire, a level of wealth unimaginable to most humans, and what appears to be an enviable level of domestic bliss (right after this interview took place, Stefani indeed became pregnant with a second child). It’s quite another to actually see yourself immortalized in toy form. Read the rest of this article »

The Reign of Cool

Gwen Stefani talks to Emma Sloley about making fashion in the fast lane.

The court of Gwen Stefani, it has to be said, is not unlike that of a modern-day Marie Antoinette. There are the loyal subjects to consider, stylish types of all fashion bustling around in a controlled frenzy of organizing and delegating. Instead of ladies in-waiting holding fans or champagne glasses, her crew is clutching clipboards and iPhones. There is the room itself, a magnificent high-ceilinged atelier tricked out in black-and-white-striped upholstery, mirrored walls and banquettes running the length of the picture windows (the head quarters for Stefani’s fashion line, L.A.M.B, in New York’s SoHo). And there is Stefani, resplendent amid the chaos in her signature sartorial finery: platinum-blond hair swept back in a slick, immovable ponytail, huge false eyelashes, poppy-red lips and an immaculate all-black outfit, with the pièce de résistance being a pair of towering black and white checkerboard heels. The requisite bling shows up as a diamond necklace spelling out “Stefani,” which swings around her neck. The scene comes complete with an heir apparent, the aptly named Kingston, who runs in at one point to test out his new throne, a black-and-white-striped mini-chair that his mother had made just for him. Read the rest of this article »